11-13-2024  8:48 pm   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Argument centers around who controls the list

If you are on the government's No Fly list, you have no way to know until you show up at an airport to fly, and get turned away. That has happened to several American citizens and permanent residents, some who were stranded overseas with no way to get home.

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Group seeks friends and relatives of the voting rights activist

An obscure grave in Portland's Lone Fir Cemetery is the final resting place of a Black woman who helped change the world. Her name was Hattie Redmond, and she was a leader in the 1912 campaign that won equal voting rights for Oregon women.

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Proposal seeks to rename University Park Community Center

A proposal slated to go before City Council June 6, seeks to rename University Park Community Center as the Charles Jordan Community Center.

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Witnesses did not offer much help to police

Police say witnesses did not offer information, but officers found leads that led to the arrest.

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Eagle Point, near Medford, may not see classes resume until next week

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) -- Employees of a southwest Oregon school district are on strike and classes have been canceled as contract negotiations continue.

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The awards luncheon is sponsored by Opportunity & Renewal and Progress for Oregon political action committees

An advocate against hunger, a philanthropist businessman, a technology pioneer and a publisher, were honored May 1 at the second annual "Bending Toward Justice" luncheon. Sen. Jeff Merkely hosted the event and made the awards.

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Bringing more attention to the needs of Guardsmembers after deployment will be her focus

Last month, Kelly was named to Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs' (ODVA) governor-appointed Veterans' Affairs Advisory Committee -- the first Black woman to be appointed, and the youngest to serve.

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Press release showcases Mt. Hood Community College's culinary program

Terri McGee opened Sweet Baby Ray's while still attending Mt. Hood Community College in the culinary program

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Three outreach workers have transferred to POIC

The City of Portland has asked gang outreach nonprofit Brothers and Sisters Keepers to return close to $21,000 in funds, which is says were not spent in accordance with the grant agreement.

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